Frame structure for manufacturing ornamental articles.



APPLICATION FILED MARh301 1 915.

Patented May 30,1916.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, I9I5.

' Patented May 30, 1916.

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- THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 110., WASHINGTON. D. c.

IF @Tl LUCY U. BRIGHAIVI, OF NARA VISTA, NEW MEXICO.

Application filed March 30, 1915.

tion.

My invention relates to an improved frame structure to facilitate the manufacture of artificial flowers or other ornamental objects, especially the leaves and petals of flowers.

One aim of the invention is to provide a frame upon which a novel construction of ornamental article such as an artificial flower, having a pleasing filigree effect may be built up.

The invention further aims to provide a form or frame upon which the flowers or other articles may be effectively and rapidly built, and of such construction as to be capable of ready detachment from the article built up thereon.

Further the invention aims to provide the frame of a plurality of detachable or knockdown elements, one of which preferably is provided with one'or more bows and made of ductile material to permit its removal or detachment from the built up structure.

The invention resides in the novel details of construction, arrangement, and combination of the parts, as will become apparent from accompanying drawings and the hereinafter contained description, and in considering the said drawings and description, further objects of the invention, mostly minor in nature, will appear.

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a flower, specifically a rose, provided with petals and leaves constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing a petal constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the frames or forms on which the leaves, petals or other articles are built; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the frame of Fig. 3, showing an article in the process of construction thereon; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail side elevation of a fragment of the part of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modified form of frame upon which the articles are constructed; Fig. 7 is a second modlfied form of frame Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 3t), 1916.

Serial No. 18,129.

upon which articles, specifically leaves and elongated petals are built or constructed; Fig. 8 is a further modified form of frame upon which the articles like'leaves and elongated petals are built up or constructed; F 1g. 9 is a perspective view of an artificial llly having 'its petals built in accordance with my invention; Fig. 10 shows views of the marginal edge members for the articles built Fig. v11 is a detail view showing a plurality of marginal edge members in twisted relation, and Fig. 12 is a detail view illus trating the construction of the stamen representation of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the articles like leaves or petals are built up on suitable frames or forms, one of which is shown in Fig. 3 and will now be described. This frame essentially comprises a binder section 1 and a shaper section 2 which is separate therefrom. The shaper section shown in this figure is provided intermediate its ends with a suitableform of bow or camber at 8 which connects with straight tines at 4, and disposed at the ends of the shaper section. Tines 4 are adapted to abut the shaper section 1 adjacent its end and suitable means is employed in order to detachably fasten the sections 1 and 2 together. Such a fastening means may be in the form of clips generally designated 5. These clips comprise an elongated body 6 having U- shaped clips proper or portions 7 at each end and the free end portions at 8 being yielda-ble and normally tend to spring toward the remainder of the portions 7.

Preferably these clips are made as an in tegral structure from spring or resilient wire. In order to connect the sections 1 and 2, it is simply necessary to pass the clips over the ends of the sections '1 and 2 with the ends of said sections extending into the clips 7. When positioned on the frame as seen in Fig. 8, the clips 5, will be held thereon by the frictional engagement of the clips 7 at the ends of sections 1 and 2 with the yielding movement of ends 8 toward the remainder of the clips 7. This method of fa stening of the clips permits ready removal of the clips when desired. If preferred, and as is advisable when artificial petals are being formed, spacing elements 9 are employed and disposed between the section 1 and the section 2 preferably at the center of the bow portion 3 thereof, In order to .to Figs. 4, 5, 10 and 11. The frame shown in Figs. 4: and 5 is identical with that shown in Fig. '3 andthe same reference numerals have been applied thereto. The

main supporting frame for the article is preferably composed of the flexible element shownat 12 in Fig. 10. This element comprises a flexible wire 13 about which is coiled ortwisted a thread or filament 14 of the same material as the visible portion of the completed article. As shown in the first view a of Fig. 10, element 14 is first loosely wrapped around wire 13 but in the final product as shown in view I) of the same figure, the filament 14 is drawn and positioned so that the coils will bein abutting relation-and-close together. 'Two or more of the elements 12 are preferably twisted around each otherasshown in Fig. 11. In addition to the'elements 12, a flexible w1re or the equivalent 15 (see Figs. 2' and 1) and a thread or filament16 are used. In actual ly manufacturing the article, a plu-" rality of the elements 12 twisted together as seen in Fig. 7 11 are disposed adjacent the frame 2 and then bent to conform with the shape thereof namely so as to have particularly a bow or camber similar to the bow 3 of frame element 2 and preferably so as to have straight portions parallel with the portions 4 although they need not be of the same length; These twisted elements 12 form the main frame of the ornamental articles to be produced. After this main frame has been bent to conform to the shape of section 2, wire 15 whichcmay be ane-lement similar to'element 12, is'disp osed. in parallel relation to section 1 or the portion thereof opposite to how 3' and is then twisted around the elements 12 and the sections 1 and-2 and clips 5 in order to properly position and fasten the main frame composed of elements '12 and the auxiliary frame, composed of the wire or element 15.

Thread or filament 16 is fastened to the .frame' after positioning thereof, in a series of transversely disposed parallel portions as seen; in Fig. 4. As best seen in Fig. 5, filament 16 passes between the elements 12, preferably at, the twist thereof and then around th'e frame 1 and wireor auxiliary frame 15 and then again passes between the elements 12 'successivelya ntil the thread is worked throughout the length of the bow 3. At this stage, clips 5 are removed from engagement with the frames 1 and 2 and while the elements 12 and 15 at one end are normally held, either of the frames 1 and 2 are pulled away from the end at which they are held so as to completely remove the frames from within the par tially completed flower. Upon one of the frames 1 moving relatively to the other of the frames, spacer 9 will assume various angular positions until it is relatively close to the frame 1. Also since frame 2 is flexible, both frames 1 and 2 will be practically parallel when removed from the interior of the partially completed flower. Elements 12, 15 and 16 alone remain after removal of the frame 12 and its associated parts. In order to complete the artificial flower, element 15 is now bent midway of its ends so as to bring the halves practically in abutting relation as shown in Fig. 2 and so as to also bring the elements 12 adjacent their opposite ends together as also shown in Fig. 2. Thereafter said elements 12, 15 and 16 should be twisted or otherwise fastened together in order to complete the petal or other article. Spacing element 9 in addition to bracing the sections during the formation of the flower thereon, serves to properly distance the bow 3 from the section 1 to the end that the innermost end of the completed auxiliary frame as seen in Fig. 2 will be properly distanced from the apex of the petal. I

The product will present a fanciful filigree effect of many threads closely fastened together and taut thread sections disposed over the area of the article from the marginal or main frame and the parallel portions of the substantially U-shaped auxiliary frame.

A modified form of the frame shown in Fig. 3, is illustrated in Fig. 6. It is substantially similar to the first mentioned view and the same reference numerals have therefore been applied thereto. The difference in construction resides in the provision of corrugations at 17 which render the bowed or cambered portion 3 sinuous. It will be realized that when the elements 12 are bent to assume the shape of the frame 2 of Fig. 6, same will be corrugated so that the edge of the final article will be sinuous or corrugated. It is to be noted, that the crook ll of the form shown in Fig. 6 is one of the corrugations 17 I In forming elongated leaves like those of the artificial lily shown in Fig. 9 where they are designated B, I preferably use the form of frame shown in Fig. 7 and in making leaves like those shown at C in Fig. 1, I preferably use the form of frame shown in Fig. 8.

In Fig. 7, the frame consists of a straight tion.

flexible wire 18 and the shaper frame so formed as to contact with the frame 18 at its center as at 19 and on opposite sides of said center have suitably shaped bows or cam'bers 20 and beyond the bows or cambers have tines 21 parallel with the frame 18. The modified form of fastening means is preferably employed to secure the frames of this figure together and it consists of cylindrical sleeves 22 which are slipped over the tines 21 and ends of section 18 and are of such size as to frictionally engage the said tines and ends and thereby securely hold the frames together. It is obvious of course that the frames of this figure and also the sleeves 22 are detachable from each other. Since frames of this figure contact as at 19, when the article is built up thereon in the manner described with respect to Fig. 3, the inner end of the auxiliary frame formed by element 15 will contact with the main frame formed by element 12 as seen in the leaves B and as is advisable owing to the peculiar shape of the leaves.

The construction shown in Fig. 8 is practically identical with that shown in Fig. 7. However the bows 20 are corrugated as at 23 so that the elements 12 shaped to conform therewith will have corrugated or sinuous edges to the end that the edges of the leaves, for instance those shown at C,

will be similarly shaped. I might call attention to the fact that clips 5 may be used as the fastening means in all of the forms or the sleeves 22 may be used as said fastening means or the clips and sleeves may be used interchangeably.

Petals A and leaves C as shown in Fig. 1 form part of an artificial rose and have their stem portions suitably joined or connected together as at D. The stamens of the rose may be represented at E. The element E may be built up as seen in Fig. 12, from a series or plurality of wires 2% tightly twisted together and securing threads between them so as to provide a plurality of relatively close loops 25. This thread preferably has a plurality of filaments so that the loop may afterward be severed or cut at their apices in order to provide the tufts 26. Afterward the wire 24 may be suitably wound or coiled so as to bring the tufts 26 into relatively close relation and provide the stamens at E.

With respect to the artificial lily shown in Fig. 9, stems of the leaves B are brought together and suitably fastened to the flower stem or stalk at F. Suitable artificial stamens G are also secured in the stalk F as is also an artificial pistil H.

It is to be understood that the petals and leaves are shown by way of illustration only since many ornamental forms and designs may be made in accordance with the inven- Further it is to be understood that since merely the preferred embodiments a plurality of relatively movable frame sections, one of said sections being provided with a bow portion, and with portions one 011 each of opposite sides of said bow portion engaging the other section.

2. An article-constructing frame having a. plurality of relatively movable frame sections, one of said sections being provided with a bow portion, and said portion having a sinuous shapedmparting edge, and means to fasten the sections in frame formation.

3. An article-constructing frame having a plurality of relatively movable frame sections, one of said sections being flexible and being provided with a portion extending away from the other section, and means to fasten the sections in frame formation.

4. An article-constructing frame having plurality of relatively movable frame sections, one of said sections having tines, one

adjacent each of its opposite ends, said tines abutting the opposite section, and removable fastening members engaging said tines and the adjacent portions of the opposite section.

5. An article-constructing frame having a plurality of relatively movable frame sections, one of said sections having a portion extending outwardly from the other section, a spacing member engaging said portion and the opposite section, and means for securing the sections in the form of a frame.

6. An article-constructing frame having a plurality of relatively movable frame sections, one of said sections having a portion extending outwardly from the other section, a spacing member movable with one of said sections disposed intermediate said portiomand the opposite section, and means for securing the sections in the form of a frame.

7. An article-constructing frame having a. plurality of relatively slidable frame sections, one of said sections extending outwardly from the other section, a spacing member disposed intermediate said portion and the opposite section, said member having an eyelet through which one of the sections passes, and means to fasten said memher to the other section pivotally and against undue longitudinal sliding move ment.

8. An article-constructing frame comprising a plurality of relatively slidable frame sections, one of said sections being provided with a bow intermediate its ends and with tines, one adjacent each end, said bow por- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature tion being provided with a crook, a spacing in presence of two witnesses.

member pivotallyrconnected to said crook," said member also having an eyelet, one of LUCY BRIGHAM' said sections passing through said eyelet, Witnesses:

said tines and'the adjacent section.

and detachable fastening members engaging Mrs. J. N. CANFIELD,

I Conn IMOWEN.

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